| Global JazzWire Playlist | ||||||||
| 16 August 2008 | ||||||||
| Nationality | Artist | Song Title | Composer | CD Title | Rotation | Label | ||
| HOUR ONE | ||||||||
| Spain | The Gipsy Kings | Guaranga | The Gipsy Kings | Pasajero | - | 11 | 3:17 | Nonesuch |
| Colombia | Marta Gomez | Cancion de Cuna | n/a | Cantos de Agua Dulce | - | 4 | 3:17 | Chesky |
| USA | Grupo Los Santos | A Dança dos Santos | P.Carlon | Loo Que Somos Lo Que Sea | - | 2 | 4:42 | Deep Tone |
| Belize | The Garifuna Women's Project | Nibari | n/a | Umalali | - | 1 | 3:43 | Cumbancha |
| Senegal | Youssou N'Dour | Sama Gammu | Y. N'Dour, Mody Ba, K. Gueye | Rokku mi Rokka | Heavy | 3 | 3:58 | Nonesuch |
| Mali | Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orch. | Africa Challenge | Toumani Diabate | Boulevard de L'Independance | Heavy | 5 | 5:46 | World Circuit |
| USA | Shaman's Dream | Je Je Vignin | Trad. | African Dream | - | 5 | 6:05 | Sounds True |
| Guinea | Sekouba Bambino | Famou | Sekouba Bambino | African Party (V) | - | 1 | 5:34 | Putumayo |
| Mali | Toumast | Ezeref | Moussa Ag Keyna | Ishumar | Light | 5 | 4:31 | Realworld |
| Morocco | Jamshied Sharifi | The Ship Sails; The Ocean is Gone | J.Sharifi | One | Medium | 3 | 5:14 | Ceres |
| USA | Ido Ziv and Friends | Zingbau | Ido Ziv | Assiya | - | 10 | 4:13 | Deep Tree |
| HOUR TWO | ||||||||
| Trinidad/India | Mungal w/ Nitin Sahwney | Awake | M.Patasar, N.Sahwney | Asian Groove (V) | - | 6 | 4:05 | Putumayo |
| New Zealand | Katchafire | Hey Girl | L.Bell, J.Bell, J.Ferguson, A.Adams-Tamatea, H.Totorewa | Slow-Burning | Medium | 9 | 3:12 | Mai Music |
| Spain | Radio Malanga | Charito Va | Orbe Ortiz Perera | Latin Reggae (V) | - | 3 | 6:37 | Putumayo |
| USA | FreshlyGround | Nomvula | FreshlyGround | Nomvula | - | 2 | 4:32 | Freeground |
| S. Africa | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Ayihlale Phansi | J.Shabalala | The Chillout Sessions | Light | 7 | 4:07 | Rasa |
| Ivory Coast | Dobet Gnahore | Inyembezi zam | D.Gnahore/Colin Laroche de Feline | Na Afriki | - | 4 | 3:55 | Cumbancha |
| Cape Verde | Lura | To Martins | Katchas | Di Korpu ku Alma | Light | 6 | 4:31 | Lusafrica/Escondido |
| Canada | Carol Welsman | Eu Vim de Bahia | Gilberto Gil | Carol Welsman | - | 5 | 2:49 | Justin Time |
| Brasil | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Andorinha | A.C.Jobim | Stone Flower | - | 7 | 3:30 | Epic |
| Portugal | Joana Amendoeira | Amor Mais Que Perfeito | Mario Rainho/Fontes Rocha | The Rough Guide to Fado (v) | - | 17 | 3:42 | RGNet |
| Austria | Quadro Nuevo | Swing Vagabond | n/a | Tango Bitter Sweet | - | 2 | 4:31 | Justin Time |
| USA | Aquiles Baez | El Trompo Enrollao | Aquiles Baez | La Patilla | - | 11 | 4:38 | Cacao Musica |